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01/01/2016

The former Secretary of State for Education, Michael Gove, initiated the reform of GCSEs and A Levels in February 2013, asking Ofqual to implement changes that would lead to new qualifications. As part of this programme of reform, Ofqual decided that the AS/A Level GCE Applied Art and Design qualifications listed below would be withdrawn, due to overlapping content with one or more of the subjects reformed for first teaching in 2015. OCR will of course continue to support and assess the qualifications up to the final certification date/conclusion of the final assessment series.

This notice for AS/A Level GCE Applied Art and Design qualifications replaces our email update that was issued to centres on 16 January 2015. The information provided in this notice is up-to-date and should be followed by all centres taking this qualification.

Entry Code

Qualification Title

Qualification Number

Final Assessment Opportunity

Resit Opportunity*

H013

OCR Advanced Subsidiary GCE in Applied Art and Design

100/4442/5

Summer 2017 for centres that have previously offered the qualification

Summer 2016 for all other centres

Summer 2018 for centres that have previously offered the qualification

Summer 2017 for all other centres

H213

OCR Advanced Subsidiary GCE in Applied Art and Design (Double Award)

100/4443/7

Summer 2017 for centres that have previously offered the qualification

Summer 2016 for all other centres

Summer 2018 for centres that have previously offered the qualification

Summer 2017 for all other centres

H413

OCR Advanced GCE in Applied Art and Design

100/4444/9

Summer 2017 for centres that have previously offered the qualification

Summer 2016 for all other centres

Summer 2018 for centres that have previously offered the qualification

Summer 2017 for all other centres

H613

OCR Advanced GCE in Applied Art and Design (Double Award)

100/4441/3

Summer 2017 for centres that have previously offered the qualification

Summer 2016 for all other centres

Summer 2018 for centres that have previously offered the qualification

For centres looking for an alternative AS/A Level GCE course to replace Applied Art and Design, we would recommend our new AS/A Level GCE Art and Design (H200, H600) qualifications. These qualifications have been developed for first teaching in September 2015. Details are available on the qualification page of the OCR website.

Alternatively, you may be interested in the Level 3 Cambridge Technical in Art and Design. Cambridge Technicals are vocational qualifications designed to give a work-focused alternative to A levels. You can find more information on the qualification page of the OCR website.